Custom Kindling Convector

[bobdog2o02]

I have a bunch of processing to do and figure i will have plenty of kindling as a result. I made two of these today. Its a black 32 gallon garbage can with 1" holes drilled 1" down from the top of the can and 4" up from the bottom. The big holes are spaced at 7" and i drilled a half dozen 7/32" holes in the bottom in case any rainwater gets in. I plan to place it in the sun in my driveway and let the sun turn it into a convection oven. Should dry it out quick over the summer and keep it that way in the winter....

 

[webbie]

And the beer? Is that while you watch the stuff dry?

 

[bobdog2o02]

And the beer? Is that while you watch the stuff dry?

Troegs Java Head.... Yummy

 

[Christopix]

I have a bunch of processing to do and figure i will have plenty of kindling as a result. I made two of these today. Its a black 32 gallon garbage can with 1" holes drilled 1" down from the top of the can and 4" up from the bottom. The big holes are spaced at 7" and i drilled a half dozen 7/32" holes in the bottom in case any rainwater gets in. I plan to place it in the sun in my driveway and let the sun turn it into a convection oven. Should dry it out quick over the summer and keep it that way in the winter....

This is what I've been doing for the time I've been burning under my own roof. The convection/solar oven concept here works pretty well especially if the plastic barrel is black and baking in the direct sun.

 

[red oak]

I put my kindling in black barrels also. Mine don't have holes though, I leave out in the summer on sunny days and then move it under my deck when it dries. It doesn't seem to take very long to dry, and then moving it under a roof keeps it dry until fall.